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Live discussion: what next for arm's-length management organisations?http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/nov/23/live-discussion-future-of-arms-length-management-housing
Join our panel from 12pm on Monday 26 November to discuss what the role of Almos should be and how they can prove their worth to the government<p>Arm's-length management organisations (Almos) must &quot;step up to plate&quot; in engaging with their tenants warned Don Foster, undersecretary of state for communities and local government, last month.</p><p>Created by the Labour government, <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/bimmanual/bim58210.htm" title="">Almos were designed</a> to allow local authorities to retain ownership of council houses while being run independently. Importantly, this meant Almos were not restricted by local authorities' financial rules and could be funded to bring properties up to the government's decent homes standard.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/nov/23/live-discussion-future-of-arms-length-management-housing">Continue reading...</a>Housing NetworkFinanceHousing managementDevelopmentSocial housingPublic financeFri, 23 Nov 2012 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/nov/23/live-discussion-future-of-arms-length-management-housingChristopher Thomond/GuardianStockport Homes chief executive Helen McHale on the site of a new housing scheme in Brinnington. It is the first arm's-length management organisation to receive government grant to develop. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianChristopher Thomond/GuardianStockport Homes chief executive Helen McHale on the site of a new housing scheme in Brinnington. It is the first arm's-length management organisation to receive government grant to develop. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianLiam Kelly2012-11-23T14:30:00Z